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"content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. I support the Motion. First of all, we need to thank God for restoring peace in our country. Secondly, I would like to thank the people of Kajiado Central for electing me the second time to this very important House. Thirdly, I would like to congratulate all the hon. Members in this House for winning their seats during the last General Elections. Fourthly, I would like to commend our negotiators for reaching an agreement. Fifthly, I want to thank the mediators, led by His Excellency hon. Kofi Annan, for restoring peace in our country. Above all, of course, I would like to pay tribute to the two principals; that is, the President and Mr. Raila for really pushing for peace in this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as the Chairman of Amani Forum (Kenya Chapter), I was very disappointed that our country, after 45 years of Independence, was taken back to the dogs. Most importantly, I was very disappointed because the security forces of this country allowed Kenyans to butcher one other. We have security committees in all our districts. We literally have military barracks in all the areas where Kenyans butchered each other. The barracks are in Eldoret, Nakuru, and Gilgil which is adjacent to Naivasha. It is very unfortunate that we had to wait for our people to finish each other and yet our security organs have participated in the maintenance of peace before in other countries of the world. We cannot accept this. It will not happen again and we will also hold responsible the leadership of the security organs any time our citizens continue killing each other. We will have to hold them responsible. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am so happy that the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission will be formed to address the injustices. As you realise, some of these injustices are the causes of hatred. For example, the Maasai community to which I belong, has been marginalised since the time of colonial rule. The agreement of 1904 and 1911 caused the Maasai to lose their land which the Kalenjin and the Kikuyus are fighting over. That land does not belong to them. It belonged to the Maasai Community. So, these injustices will have to be addressed fully when that Commission is put in place. We would like that Commission to really dwell on impartiality and the truth. As a country, we have a huge task of resettling the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). It is very shameful for our nation - a powerful nation in this region - to have IDPs. Who is the cause of all this? It is the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK). I do not understand why the Commissioners of the ECK should still be in office after causing the problems this country has been in for the last two months. So, I demand, with the support of this House, that the ECK should actually be disbanded today or yesterday for causing this country a big problem. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also have a big task of reconstruction. The Kshs1 billion Government funding, in my view, is not enough. We have towns like Kisumu and Molo 80 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES March 12, 2008 where IDPs need to be resettled. I think Kshs1 billion is a drop in the ocean. This is something that we need to look at critically. We need to approach this matter seriously. The President talked about changing the Armed Forces Act so as to allow the military to recruit from the National Youth Service (NYS). It is a good idea, but I believe that the reservoir from which the Armed Forces should be recruiting our young men should continue to be the districts. We cannot accept the removal of that responsibility from the districts. If you realise, for the last five years, through corruption, the NYS was filled with people from one region or a few regions. Some other regions were actually marginalised. So, we cannot accept to have the NYS as a reservoir for recruiting our military officers. We cannot accept that at all! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if we want to improve the economy, we should not dwell on tourism alone. We must try to reach out to other sectors. For example, in the livestock sector, there is a huge market in the Middle East. We really need to put a lot of effort in improving the livestock sector in this country so that we are able to control the Middle East market. It is very important that we develop that. Similarly, in the agricultural sector, there are quite a number of good crops which can flourish in climate such as ours. With regard to the issue of equity, since this is a turning point for our country, we have to ensure equitable distribution of resources and positions of this nation. The issue of impunity must die with this new beginning. The issue of corruption must die with this new beginning. We do not want to see people who have been mentioned in corrupt deals such as the Anglo Leasing and Goldenberg scandals in the coalition Government. It is important that we have a reservoir of talented young men and women who can form the next Government and push this country forward. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is very important that we have a situation where the country begins on a clean slate. We should not recycle leaders like what I saw yesterday. The House Business Committee (HBC) is a recycled one with people who have been in this Bunge for the last 20 years. When are the young people going to learn? When are the young people going to take leadership of this House? It is important that we mix the old and the new so that we blend the leadership of this nation. In conclusion, I would like to mention that democracy cannot flourish without peace and peace cannot come unless the leadership of this country ensures that our people are united and that this country is cohesive. We all belong to Kenya and not to tribes. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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